You should never talk down to anyone. As for respect. You have to show respect to get it. If we all started off not respecting each other and waited for people to come earn it, the world turns into a dumpster fire.

I have never really seen any of that in any classes that I have been. It's quite the opposite in my school.

It's more incredible that you can speak for your entire school. When I was in school it was very noticeable, AP classes/honor classes, didn't make a difference. Same mentality, different names and faces.

I don't think talking down to someone just because they are younger, older, whatever is smart. You shouldn't talk down to people because of that. If someone is being completely ignorant towards you about something, then maybe it's warranted.

Example: if I went in to a partner's office at my job and started telling them how to do their job and going on about things I know nothing about...I find those to be times where one can talk down to another person, because people like that probably do need to be put in their place._________________

1. Most did not understand the OP. Like some have mentioned, it is sometimes perceived as appropriate to put someone in their place when they are consistently spouting ignorant rhetoric. If the 20 year old in the OP was 40, his ignorant comments would have still be ridiculed. The fact he was younger allowed us to point out more issues with his comments. It's actually more embarrassing for an adult to make the comments he made.

2. Most people on this forum are of the younger age group, I believe it's 80% 25 and under (50% 20 and under) and became very defensive when I mentioned younger age groups. Understand guys that I'm not talking down to you if you're at that age, I just don't have the respect for you as my peers who have accomplished quite a lot in their lives so far. I see potential in some of you and that's what I love about teaching. However life experience cannot be understated. It hits you like a train._________________Legends Never Die. They Breathe Through The New Generation.100 Greatest Quarterbacks of All Time

1. Most did not understand the OP. Like some have mentioned, it is sometimes perceived as appropriate to put someone in their place when they are consistently spouting ignorant rhetoric. If the 20 year old in the OP was 40, his ignorant comments would have still be ridiculed. The fact he was younger allowed us to point out more issues with his comments. It's actually more embarrassing for an adult to make the comments he made.

No, we all understand it. It's just comments like:

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2. Most people on this forum are of the younger age group, I believe it's 80% 25 and under (50% 20 and under) and became very defensive when I mentioned younger age groups. Understand guys that I'm not talking down to you if you're at that age, I just don't have the respect for you as my peers who have accomplished quite a lot in their lives so far. I see potential in some of you and that's what I love about teaching. However life experience cannot be understated. It hits you like a train.

That make people respond the way they do. That and the "I don't respect young people because what have they ever done?" attitude.

Nobody has said life experience isn't relevant. Nobody has said it's worthless. Most people are simply arguing that life experience is not the be-all, end-all that you're making it out to be.

You're presumptuous. You're assuming that a younger person doesn't have anything of value to add, simply because that person is younger. That's pretty direct arrogance, patronization, and dismissiveness that rubs just about everybody the wrong way. Your attitude is essentially, "Prove to me that you're worth listening to." It's beyond insulting. You have clearly realized little throughout this thread.

But go ahead and disregard my opinion. After all, I am like a year younger than you._________________

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That and the "I don't respect young people because what have they ever done?" attitude. You're presumptuous. You're assuming that a younger person doesn't have anything of value to add, simply because that person is younger. That's pretty direct arrogance, patronization, and dismissiveness that rubs just about everybody the wrong way. Your attitude is essentially, "Prove to me that you're worth listening to." It's beyond insulting. You have clearly realized little throughout this thread.

Saying they have no value to add is harsh. Assuming they have limited value to add? It's just life experience. I think you believe that whenever I meet a very bright young individual I try and make them feel worse about themselves? Absolutely not. Don't forget I've been a trainer and coach in various sports. In that field, the younger the athlete, the more versatility I have with them, etc.

When it comes to life experience, how am I suppose to give the benefit of the doubt to someone doesn't have much of it?

I guess this is something that's hard to grasp on the internet. Talking face to face I think you'd understand where I'm coming from much better.

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But go ahead and disregard my opinion. After all, I am like a year younger than you.

1. Most did not understand the OP. Like some have mentioned, it is sometimes perceived as appropriate to put someone in their place when they are consistently spouting ignorant rhetoric. If the 20 year old in the OP was 40, his ignorant comments would have still be ridiculed. The fact he was younger allowed us to point out more issues with his comments. It's actually more embarrassing for an adult to make the comments he made.

No offense, but you're just wrong on this topic and can't let it go. Like Drewby's already mentioned, this seems more like a way to justify your actions than to gather opionions, especially since you're not taking our responses into consideration and instead saying that we don't understand your opening post. We understand it's just we're not going to justify talking down to people.

In your example of informing a younger person who is ignorant on a topic, that's not talking down to someone, it's sharing knowledge. Big difference.

And I love your second point, it shows why you will not take our responses into consideration:

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Just because a young person hasn't accomplished much in a professional field doesn't mean they haven't gone through plenty of life experiences worthy of a persons respect. I have a friend of mine from high school who at 8 came over to the US on a tire. He learned English on his own accord. He had to overcome a sexual assault, being gay in a very conservative Honduran family who basically disowned him. His family his freshman year of college was also deported. He's currently in an asylum case and also has a student visa iirc) while working a full time job to pay for his full time schedule at UCLA where he maintains close to a 4.0 gpa. Freddy is also one of the most upbeat, positive and kind people I know. He is 23 and he's experienced more troubles and more of "life" then most people I know. I hope a person like that is deserves your respect. Because he certainly has mine.

Obviously, you shouldn't expect to know every persons story, but you have no business assuming that because someone is young they have never had to deal with real "life' hardships. That's an incredibly ignorant position to take. That's not to say that there isn't some validity in your position. With age absolutely comes a certain amount of knowledge and confidence, but there are plenty of young people who are more capable then there elders and demand the same exact respect.

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Just because a young person hasn't accomplished much in a professional field doesn't mean they haven't gone through plenty of life experiences worthy of a persons respect. I have a friend of mine from high school who at 8 came over to the US on a tire. He learned English on his own accord. He had to overcome a sexual assault, being gay in a very conservative Honduran family who basically disowned him. His family his freshman year of college was also deported. He's currently in an asylum case and also has a student visa iirc) while working a full time job to pay for his full time schedule at UCLA where he maintains close to a 4.0 gpa. Freddy is also one of the most upbeat, positive and kind people I know. He is 23 and he's experienced more troubles and more of "life" then most people I know. I hope a person like that is deserves your respect. Because he certainly has mine.

I've seen these stories in other threads as well as outliers.

So what is your final point? That I should assume everyone has had sufficient life experience ignoring the overwhelming norm?

Your friend certainly has my respect from his story alone, but he is an amazing case.

As I stated already, I've met very bright individuals, they have more respect than most of my friends who are older and achieved more. These individuals have this respect because I see their potential as so much more than what most people have.

BUT, I do not assume most people, let alone younger individuals, have this potential.

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Given that you think this, and given that you think the vast majority of FF is a younger demographic, why are you even here?

I'm not telling you to leave. I just can't understand why someone would make 12,000+ posts on a website where they don't respect 80% of the people that make up the website...

In my experience, every internet forum has an overwhelming youth majority.

There sure as hell aren't any sports forums where most of the members are 30+. Reason is, as so many here tend to ignore, is that my generation grew up before internet. We are more inclined to use the internet for business than socializing.

I don't really socialize with too many here on FF, I talk sports. And I often try to bring informative perspective to certain discussions concerning all-time rankings etc.

As for respecting the opinions of most here? Some have shown they know what they're talking about, some show they are lacking or extremely biased. That's life.

And at the end of the day, we're talking sports. I want more young people in sports because unfortunately as you get older, you aren't able to be as deep into it on a physical basis.

I don't really socialize with too many here on FF, I talk sports. And I often try to bring informative perspective to certain discussions concerning all-time rankings etc.

and make threads about wearing hair pieces, and eating your roomates food and MANY other outlandish topics and complain when no one is on your side of the argument. No one makes more threads in TAST than you do.